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Potential breakthrough in the search in the atlantic from the debris from the chinese spy balloon. crews have recovered what north com calls significant debris including all the priority sensors and electronics as well as large sections of the structure. but big questions tonight about the shoot-downs of three smaller objects last week. the white house said today those unidentified ones which told congress are likely balloons could be for benign commercial use or academic research. the joint chi...

And we made sure that the airspace was clear of any commercial, civilian or recreational traffic. >> so small you cant see it. >> reporter: new audio from the pilots trying to figure out what that pilot was over the great lakes. >> some kind of dark object. you can see some strings hanging down below it. . >> the u.s. and canada havent yet recovered any debris from the last three objects shot down. a senior biden administration official says its possible they may never be able to. >> very, very ...

Maritime space. were very deliberate in our planning. north com does that with the pilots themselves. were very careful to make sure those shots are safe. thats the guidance from the president. shoot it down, make sure we minimize collateral damage and we preserve the safety of the american people. >> are you confirming the other three objects were also -- >> ill use the word object. thats what everyone is using. well see. theyre not recovered yet, as you know. number two, three and four not rec...

Joint chiefs chairman mark milley said remnants of each object fell in very hard-to-reach areas. >> theyre in difficult terrain. the second one, off the coast of alaska, thats up in really, really difficult terrain, the arctic circle. with very low temperatures. minus 40s. the second one is in the canadian rockies in yukon, very difficult to get that one. >> the general said the debris from the third shot down in lake huron landed in 100 feet of water. officials say its likely on the canadian si...

Briefing a short time ago on what was going on here even if there was some frustration with transparency. earlier today the top u.s. generals saying we may never see these objects that were downed over the course of the last few days. >> they are in very difficult terrain. the second one off the coast of alaska is up in some really, really terrain in the arctic circle with very, very low temperatures, in the minus 40s. the second one is in the canadian rockies in yukon, very difficult to get tha...

And the search to recover those will take some time — according to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley. number two, three and four not recovered yet. number one, we are recovering and getting a lot of stuff off that, but two, three and four are not yet recovered. theyre in very difficult terrain. the second one, off the coast of alaska, thats up in some really, really difficult terrain in the arctic circle, with very, very low temperatures, in the minus 40s. the seco...

The second one off the coast of alaska is up in some really, really difficult terrain in the arctic circle with very, very low temperatures in the minus 40s. >> blast one. coi one. >> reporter: audio of the moment an f-22 shot down the chinese spy balloon. >> the balloon is completely destroyed. >> reporter: the u.s. military has recovered a significant portion of the balloon. >> divers were able to get in the water and recover a significant amount of debris including structure and electronics. ...

Pressure bomb in chelsea, truck attack auto manhattans west side and earlier this month, a pipe bomb that went off inside the port authority bus station. frigid temperatures continue to plague many parts of the united states as we prepare to usher in a new year. record lows are expected in the northeast, midwest and great plains. at least 24 daily record lows were tied or broken thursday with cities like minnesota, seeing temperatures drop into the minus 40s. temperatures in the eastern part o...